Vice-presidential bet Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan questioned the decision of the Comelec to cancel the vice-presidential and presidential debates originally scheduled this weekend, saying that it “heavily favors those who do not show up.”
Vice-presidential bet Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan questioned the decision of the Commission on Elections to cancel the vice-presidential and presidential debates originally scheduled this weekend, saying that it “heavily favors those who do not show up.”Survey frontrunners former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who are running for president and vice president, respectively, have declined to join the debates.
But the poll body canceled the events and moved it to April 30 and May 1, respectively, after the Sofitel revealed the commission’s “bounced checks” amounting to P14 million.Pangilinan and Robredo, however, are scheduled to appear at the people’s rally in Batangas on April 30 and Cavite on May 1. Other presidential and vice-presidential bets already said they might not attend the debate because of scheduled events.He said Comelec could have chosen another venue for the same dates and called out the poll body for the “lousy script.”
“Mas mahalaga interes ng Sofitel kaysa sa interes ng 65 million na botante na marinig ang mga kandidato? Ang tindi at lakas naman ng kamandag ng isang hotel at hawak sa leeg ang Comelec at buong bansa ,” an obviously exasperated Pangilinan added.
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